The book of special grace by Mechthild(
Book
)10
editions published
between
1657
and
1965
in
German and Dutch
and held by
68 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Mechthild's Book consists of visions and revelations about liturgical feasts, saints, and the Blessed Virgin, along with many
other revelations experienced by the mystical nun as recounted to her sisters especially her close friend, St. Gertrude the
Great. These visions reveal the deeply communal, optimistic spirituality of the Helfta nuns, which revolved around their sacramental
and liturgical life and asserted strong, durable bonds between the living and the dead